| Country name: |
Romania |
| Capital: |
Bucharest |
| Country code: |
377 |
| Continent: |
Europe |
| Currency name: |
Romanian new leu |
| Independence: |
1877-05-09 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
9 May 1877 independence proclaimed from the Ottoman Empire; independence recognized on 13 July 1878 by the Treaty of Berlin; 26 March 1881 kingdom proclaimed; 30 December 1947 republic proclaimed |
| Total area (km2): |
238,391 |
| Land area (km2): |
229,891 |
| Water area (km2): |
8,500 |
| Population: |
21,790,479 |
| Population note: |
21,790,479 (July 2013 est.) |
| Official language: |
Romanian |
| All languages: |
Romanian (official) 91%, Hungarian 6.7%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 1.2% |
| Time zone: |
EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) |
| Date format: |
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| Drive on: |
right |
| Calling code: |
+40 |
| Domain: |
.ro |
